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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Try Something New: Wheat Berries

I found myself pottering around the house and came upon a container of organic wheat berries that I had purchased at Whole Foods in the spring. I thought today would be a good opportunity to try something with them.

Wheat berries are a whole grain, in fact, it's the entire wheat kernel. An excellent source of fiber, wheat berries have a nice, chewy texture, mellow, nutty flavor and have breakfast, side dish and salad applications. Wheat gets a bad rap because its presence in so many highly processed foods, but in its whole form wheat has a number of great health benefits.

Bring milk to boil and add oats, dried fruit and ginger. Stir well, bring back to boil then lower heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Add cinnamon and wheat berries, stir well and simmer an additional 2 minutes until nice and thick. Makes five 3/4 cup servings.

It came out really delicious, plenty sweet from the coconut milk and candied ginger, no additional sugar was needed. I'll add a handful of nuts before eating. I divided it up into 5 containers to enjoy as a quick and hearty breakfast before working out. I thought it would be a nice diversion from the usual Larabar I have on the way out the door especially on mornings when Rob and I walk the mountain or when I walk the neighborhood.

2 comments:

Kathleen~ More like barley than oatmeal, wheat berries are really good in savory dishes as well as slightly sweet breakfast dishes. I had the ginger porridge this morning and it was wonderful. So much more textural than plain oatmeal. Try it out!